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Sharing – Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment
When I was undergoing treatment with a therapist, she actually tried to get me involved in group sessions. The sexual abuse survivor group I attended a few times was not for male survivors, it was for any survivor, and I just happened to be the only male in the group. It didn’t last long. To get any help for me, as a male survivor, I had to kind of be wedged into programs and tools that were designed for female survivors. It still helped me, but it could have been better, and might not have helped a lot of men. I do believe it’s gotten slightly better over the years, but only slightly. It’s still a huge problem. We still don’t have any real idea of how many male survivors there are, or how to make resources available to them. Partly because we don’t talk about it enough, and partly because when men do talk about it, they aren’t listened to.
We pay the price for that. Those survivors grow up, and struggle, on their own, with mental health and other issues. They don’t feel safe coming forward, and they are often made to feel weak if they even consider asking for help.
That’s no way for anyone to go through life.
Link – Advocates Raise Awareness about the Hidden and Ignored Suffering of Male Sex Trafficking Victims
First off, good for someone speaking up for boys who are sexually assaulted and trafficked. It shouldn’t happen to any child, and we should never lose sight of this fact. Second, this quote sheds light on a much larger problem: “She explained that children who experience sexual abuse are at an increased risk of being…
NPR Station in Florida Has Series on Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Radio station WUWF put together a handful of short stories and interviews on what it looks like when a child abuse claim is made, in terms of the investigation, the courtroom process, and what family counseling looks like. Some of the information may be specific to the location and to a specific resource, but if…
Link – The Conflicting Emotions of an Abused Child
This is something we have to understand if we are to ever grasp why it is so difficult for children to tell, and why it is so difficult when we react with verbal violence about people who abuse children. In order to get to a position to abuse a child, one has to convince them…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: What I’m Sharing for Survivors (weekly): Carrie has a message for child abuse survivors in Australia. tags: CA Ch… …
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